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A 'Thriller' of a South River football game

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 10/23/09
Shannon Lee Zirkle - The Capital
TOP: South River High School students Hannah Hensley, left, and Wendy Santafinanos practice their “zombie claws” during a rehearsal of the “Thriller” dance Thursday afternoon.
BOTTOM:  Surrounded by zombies, MichaelJackson performs his "Thriller" dance in a 1983 music video.
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This may be the year of the zombie.

First, the novel "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" took off. Next, the film "Zombieland" got great reviews.

And now, students and faculty at South River High School in Edgewater are trying to set a world record by performing the ultimate undead dance, Michael Jackson's "Thriller," at their football game next Friday against Chesapeake High School.

Jackson's 1982 album, "Thriller," is the best-selling album of all time, and the music video it spawned was considered groundbreaking at the time.

"This is a good thing for senior...

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